From friendly Wall-E and helpful R2D2 to the dystopian worlds of the Matrix and Terminator, robots have captured our imagination and visions of the future for generations. But the time is fast approaching where interactions between humans...

As more medical devices offer wireless functionality to enable ease-of-use for patients, they encounter a concern regarding safety. Medical devices must address the need for security in these untethered devices and put safeguards in place...

Delivering drugs into the brain to treat neurological diseases and disorders has been a challenge. The current best and easiest way to get drugs anywhere in the body is to take them orally or to administer them intravenously. But the challenges...

In vitro diagnostic medical devices, or IVDs, are critical medical devices that can be used to help the patient, physician, and caregiver in reaching medical decisions. Their growing influence and added value in the worldwide medical device...

Advances in materials and processing refinements make new medical device designs possible and add to the toolboxes of competent design engineers. This article explores key factors of the multilumen extrusion process as they are used by...

We have the hardware and software capabilities to develop devices that are approaching the same level as human vision. The devices can recognize objects, scenarios, and context. According to Erez Na'aman, OrCam Technologies vice president...

As with the portable consumer electronics sector, hearing aid design is subject to pressures to enhance operational performance, add new functionality, and extend battery life, while simultaneously retaining compact form factors. This constant...

Molded Interconnect Devices (MID) enable the production of miniaturized medical devices which deliver higher functionality while offering lower costs. HARTING is one of most experienced and competent providers of precision 3D-MID components...

Medical device manufacturers are developing products that are less invasive, contribute to faster medical procedures and help speed patient recovery. To accomplish this, they are increasingly utilizing advanced, biocompatible thermoplastics...

Many reports, papers, and studies have been written about the benefits of remote health monitoring, but when you look at the number of companies and institutions that are investing time and energy incorporating VSM (vital sign monitoring)...

When the term “home health monitoring” was coined, the reference was not limited to the four walls we live between but rather to the monitoring of an individual’s vital signs when he or she was outside the hospital environment. Since the...

Peter Finn was recently promoted to the position of deputy executive director and chief learning officer of the The Society of Women Engineers (SWE). In this interview, Finn discusses his new role and SWE’s commitment towards promoting women...

Multiple factors are converging in the medical device industry to drive manufacturers toward growth via mergers and acquisitions (M&A) versus relying solely on organic growth of their existing portfolios. One factor is the U.S. regulatory...

Breg attempts to shake up hip brace design by engineering a post-operative rehab product that patients actually wear. This article looks at the development process with a specific focus on each significant area, including materials, collaboration...

The medical device industry is one of the single most important benefactors in allowing significant progress to occur in the medical field. Physicians and patients supply the demand, while medical devices supply the tools and means necessary...